antillanos
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los antillanos, las antillanas(
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)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. people of the Antilles
Me enamoré de los antillanos, y por eso dejé mi país para mudarme a esta región.I fell in love with the people of the Antilles, and so I left my country to move to this region.
b. West Indians
Los antillanos tienen una visión de la vida que me gusta muchísimo.West Indians have a vision of life which I really like.
antillano, el antillano, la antillana
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. from the Antilles
Mis padres son antillanos, pero decidieron mudarse a México.My parents are from the Antilles, but they decided to move to Mexico.
b. Antilles
Los huracanes y ciclones son parte habitual del clima antillano.Hurricanes and cyclones are a usual part of the Antilles weather.
c. West Indian
Quiero viajar por todo el archipiélago para conocer a fondo la cultura antillana.I want to travel all around the archipelago to fully know the West Indian culture.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. native of the Antilles
Javier es el único antillano que he conocido.Javier is the only native of the Antilles I have ever met.
b. someone from the Antilles
Supe que un antillano había entrado en el bar, porque oí un acento caribeño.I could tell someone from the Antilles had entered the bar, because I heard a Caribbean accent.
c. man from the Antilles (masculine)
Un antillano y una argentina se alojaron en este hotel la semana pasada.A man from the Antilles and a woman from Argentina stayed at this hotel last week.
d. woman from the Antilles (feminine)
Esta antillana escribió varias novelas de gran calidad literaria.This woman from the Antilles wrote several novels of great literary value.
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